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The Ho tribe has its distinct customs and practices
Uniform Civil Code: Common law proposal sparks fear in India tribes
RANCHI, India — For many years now, Anil Jonko's life follows a simple routine.He starts his day by offering prayers at his parents' grave in Chaibasa, a small village in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand dominated by the Ho tribal community.The 40-year-old then heads to a special court -- set up two years ago to deal with civil matters of local tribespeople -- where he is fighting a land dispute case.In India, special courts for tribal communities have been established to protect their culture and distinct identity. While there is no official figure on their number, a similar system is found in the northeastern states where tribal courts decide on matters of marriage, divorce, adoption and inheritance based on their own personal laws and customs.At the court that Jonko...
August 07, 2023

Uniform Civil Code: Common law proposal sparks fear in India tribes

Police officials inspect the carriages at the accident site following the derailment of the train in Nawabshah on Sunday. — courtesy AFP
Pakistan passenger train derails killing 30
NAWABSHAH, Pakistan — At least 30 people have been killed and 100 injured when a train derailed in southern Pakistan, a police spokesman has confirmed.Several carriages of the Hazara Express overturned near Sahara railway station in Nawabshah, about 275km (171 miles) from the largest city Karachi.Wounded passengers were moved to nearby hospitals. Rescue teams are trying to free people from the twisted wreckage.Accidents on Pakistan’s antiquated railway system are not uncommon.Railway Minister Saad Rafiq said initial investigations showed the train was traveling at normal speed and they were trying to establish what led to the derailment.A railways spokesperson in Karachi said at least eight carriages went off the track.An emergency has been declared in the main hospitals in Nawabshah...
August 06, 2023

Pakistan passenger train derails killing 30

The moment India launched historic Moon mission.
Chandrayaan-3: Historic India mission enters Moon orbit, aiming for south pole
NEW DELHI — Chandrayaan-3, India’s latest Moon mission, has entered the lunar orbit, the country’s space agency has said.The spacecraft with an orbiter, lander and a rover lifted off on 14 July. It will try to set the lander and rover on the lunar surface on Aug. 23 or 24.If successful, India will be the first country to land near the Moon’s little-explored south pole.It will be only the fourth to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, after the US, the former Soviet Union and China.After the spacecraft orbited the Earth for more than a week, it was sent into the translunar orbit on Tuesday through a slingshot maneuver.The third in India’s program of lunar exploration, Chandrayaan-3 is expected to build on the success of its earlier Moon missions.It comes 13 years after the...
August 05, 2023

Chandrayaan-3: Historic India mission enters Moon orbit, aiming for south pole

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in this file photo.
Pakistan ex-PM Imran given three-year jail sentence
ISLAMABAD —Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been given a three-year jail sentence over corruption allegations.Khan was found guilty of not declaring money earned from selling gifts he received in office. He denies the charges and says he will appeal.After the verdict, Khan was taken into custody from his home in Lahore.In a pre-recorded statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, he told his supporters: “I have only one appeal, don’t sit at home silently.”The former cricketer-turned-politician, 70, was elected in 2018, but was ousted in a no-confidence vote last year after falling out with Pakistan’s powerful military.Khan is facing more than 100 cases brought against him since his removal — charges he says are politically motivated.Saturday’s verdict centered on...
August 05, 2023

Pakistan ex-PM Imran given three-year jail sentence

Rahul Gandhi lost his seat in parliament a day after his conviction on 23 March
India's top court suspends opposition leader's conviction in defamation case
NEW DELHI — India's Supreme Court has suspended opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a criminal defamation case.The Congress leader was sentenced to two years in jail in March for his 2019 comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surname at an election rally.Gandhi was disqualified as an MP following his sentencing.Friday's court ruling paves the way for him to return to parliament and contest general elections next year.The office of the lower house of parliament will need to revoke Mr Gandhi's disqualification for him to become an MP again."This will have to be done immediately," PDT Achary, former secretary general of the lower house, told the BBC. He added that Gandhi can start attending the ongoing parliament session from Monday."If...
August 04, 2023

India's top court suspends opposition leader's conviction in defamation case

The UN says there are efforts to bring Travis King home
North Korea confirms custody of US soldier
SEOUL — North Korea has confirmed custody of Travis King in its first response to requests for information on the US soldier's whereabouts, the UN Command has said.The 23-year-old private dashed across the border from South Korea on 18 July while on a guided tour.The UN Command said it would not give more details about Pyongyang's response at this time.It said it "did not want to interfere with the efforts to bring him home".However, the reply indicates Pyongyang could be ready to start negotiating.The UN Command, which polices the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), had sought information on Private 2nd Class (PV2) King using its direct phone line to the North Korean Army [KPA] in the Joint Security Area."KPA has responded to the United Nations Command with regards to PV2...
August 03, 2023

North Korea confirms custody of US soldier

Several vehicles, shops and shanties were torched in the violence
India victims count losses after deadly clashes
GURUGRAM — Three days after violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims killed six people, parts of the northern Indian state of Haryana remain tense.In Nuh, where the violence began on Monday afternoon, the streets are empty and shards of glass lie scattered everywhere. Remnants of burnt cars and shops - vandalized and looted by rioting mobs - are chilling reminders of the clashes.Those killed include two "home guards", who assist the police in controlling riots and public disturbances. Several policemen were injured.Authorities imposed a curfew, suspended internet services and deployed thousands of paramilitary personnel after the clashes also spread to Gurugram, a city just outside India's capital Delhi.There, a mosque was set on fire and a Muslim cleric was killed in the...
August 03, 2023

India victims count losses after deadly clashes

Security officers enter the shopping center following the rampage.
At least 12 injured in South Korea stabbing rampage
SEOUL — At least 12 people have been injured in an attack by a man inside a shopping center close to the South Korean capital, Seoul.The suspect drove his car at random into four people, then got out and stabbed at least nine others in the crowded shopping center.The incident happened near a subway station during rush hour in the commuter town of Seongnam on Thursday.A man in his 20s was arrested at the scene but the motivation is unclear.All of those injured were taken to hospital with some said to be seriously hurt.Local media described the attack as a "rampage" as the man, dressed in all black, is understood to have mounted the pavement and then walked into a nearby shopping centre brandishing a knife.The country's national police commissioner described it as an...
August 03, 2023

At least 12 injured in South Korea stabbing rampage

Extra police personnel are deployed in Nuh, India, on August 1, 2023.
Deadly communal violence flares in India a month before G20 summit in Delhi
GURUGRAM — Separate outbreaks of violence this week, including the alleged shooting of three Muslim men by a police officer on a train, have exposed the deep communal fissures in India weeks before it welcomes Group of 20 (G20) leaders to the capital.Violence erupted in the northern state of Harayana state on Monday after a right-wing Hindu organization led a religious procession in the Muslim-dominated region of Nuh.Clashes spread to several districts of the finance and tech hub, Gurugram, also known as Gurgaon, home to more than 1.5 million people and hundreds of global firms, where violent mobs predominantly targeted Muslim-owned properties, setting buildings ablaze and smashing shops and restaurants.At least six people died, including two police personnel and a cleric who was inside...
August 03, 2023

Deadly communal violence flares in India a month before G20 summit in Delhi

Typhoon Khanun brings high winds to Naha, in Japan's Okinawa prefecture, on August 2, 2023.
Heaviest rainfall in 140 years drenches Beijing as Typhoon Khanun hits Japan’s Okinawa
TOKYO — Severe flooding in Beijing was caused by the heaviest rainfall in 140 years, according to local meteorologists, and there’s little reprieve for the region as Typhoon Khanun lashes Japan with wind and rain.Between Saturday and Wednesday morning, 744.8 millimeters (29 inches) of rain fell in the Chinese capital from the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri, according to the Beijing Meteorological Service – the heaviest rain over consecutive days since records began in 1883.Meanwhile, Typhoon Khanun packed winds of 220 kilometers per hour (137 mph) – the equivalent of a Category 4 Atlantic hurricane – as it made its nearest pass to Japan’s southwestern Okinawa islands early Wednesday.In the past 24 hours, many locations in Okinawa have received 175 to 220 millimeters (6 to 8...
August 02, 2023

Heaviest rainfall in 140 years drenches Beijing as Typhoon Khanun hits Japan’s Okinawa

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